How skinny is too skinny?

I would think health issues would be a clue that someone maybe too skinny. Not enough nutrition can cause skin problems, extreme decrease in energy levels or sicknesses due to lack of nutrition.

My sister lost weight and we thought she looked to skinny, because she looked like a bobble head. But she felt fine. I think we were just not use to seeing her that way.

You know your body! I'm 6' and currently weigh 176 pounds...but I feel my best at 150-155. If you are making healthy choices and you are consuming enough calories and exercising...you're doing it right. If you are concerned talk with your doctor.

Maybe they are a teensy bit jealous by your success. On a side note, that bmi scale is crazy. You might want to calculate your body fat percentage and go by that instead.

Yeah sounds like people are just saying that because you look so different. Whilst you are fairly tall, 130lbs would still be a very reasonable target weight. So I wouldn't listen to people, just be glad that they are noticing such big change in your appearance!

Yes keep up the good work! People are just noticing the change and it looks different to them! You go GIRL!

First- Don't go by your BMI or the scale! Use a measuring tape. Remember that BMI and the scale do not take into account your frame, muscle mass, bone density, or the fact that you have had a child (or have boobs).
Second- See a doctor if you are unsure about what you should weigh.
As a former anorexic I can tell you horror stories about weight loss and what it can do to you. While I weigh 90 pounds now...it's a good weight for me-I'm not quite 5 feet tall, small frame, and have low body fat but quite a bit of muscle.

I think it depends on your body. I'm a medium build 5'7" and I weigh 169 right now. I am aiming to get down to 155 and maybe 145, depending on how I feel. I am trying to work more on my body fat. My coach is 5'3" and weighs about 130, but she is so muscular that she wouldn't look good if she lost any more. She's 10.5% body fat.

It may help to know that I'm 5'8.5 and down to 170 lbs now. When I started at 184, all of my friends would tell me, "I had no idea you weighed that much! I would never guess! You look great!" etc. etc. Now that I'm down 14 lbs., the compliments are coming in more and people are telling me to stop. Many of my friends are even discouraging me from my goal weight of 142 lbs, saying, "you'll look weird" and "you'll be way to skinny." And one of the friends telling me this is 5'7 and 120 lbs.

So my point is what a lot of people have said already. People just aren't used to seeing you in a different way, and they're resistant to it. You probably look AMAZING right now, but if you don't feel like you're done, then don't let them discourage you! I think while we're losing weight, it is appropriate to be VERY conscientious of how we're feeling to make sure that we don't develop unhealthy feelings about ourselves and our bodies. So, I believe that checking in on yourself is healthy, but don't be discouraged! Check in with your doctor and/or nutritionist about your goals, but mostly listen to your body (and not just your head!)

I recently lost 35 lbs. I am 5"9 and weigh 173 lbs now. My co-workers seem very concerned that I am losing too much weight, they say that I look too skinny now. However, my BMI says that I should be around 150-160lbs, and that my current weight at 173 lbs is considered "overweight". Could it be that they are just not used to seeing me at this weight? I'm a little concerned by their concern now...I don't want to be anorexic; I want to be healthy (when I look in the mirror I still see where I can make improvement). I don't want to be 130 lbs still thinking I need to lose more.

You hit the nail on the head when you said could it be that they are just not used to seeing you at that weight.

Seriously the times people have said to me "but you don't need to lose weight" or "you are already slim" etc etc, all a load of old rubbish if you ask me.

Out of interest, are the people that say this to you, bigger than you or slimmer? Just a little observation I have made, if somebody is smaller than me, they tend to look slim, regardless as to whether they are termed "overweight" for their height or not, however, if I suddenly start to lose weight and they remain the same, suddenly that same person will no longer look slim to me at all, but now look as if they have put on some weight. I will often go by this "reflection" when I need to judge my own weight, because just looking in the mirror doesn't seem to work for me.

What goal weight did you start out with at the beginning? Stick to that, what was okay for you then, if fine now. Don't tell other people what you are doing either, they tend to like to stick their noses in and sometimes it is not what you require at all.

Congratulations on your weightloss so far by the way, 35lbs is terrific! :flowerforyou:

I bet it's just because you've lost weight and you look very different. I'm 6'1" and I looked really good at about 170-175. I could have probably even lost a little bit more, or toned up a little bit more, but I really liked myself at that weight. That's where I want to be again.

I say go by how you feel about yourself! And good work on the weight loss!!!